12-06-2011, 04:35 PM
(12-06-2011, 01:42 PM)tiv48 Wrote: bought this from ebay for £4.95 in fair condition but has dings in the grill
can anyone sugest a way of removing them? other sets i tried to do this you can still see where they have been
rob t
The problem with removing dings is that they stretch the metal, and there's no way to shrink it back. You could try laying it front first onto a firm surface, and gently working the curved handle of a teaspoon over the damaged area, but not pressing so hard that you deform the open slits in the grille.
The worse problem with RIC 1s is if the TAD100 IC - long since obsolete - packs in, though they're not noted for being unreliable. The TAD100 was almost a complete radio, so can't be worked around with a mod. Unfortunately, Roberts have drifted into the wilderness on several occasions by trying to be innovative (or maybe cut production costs?) - the TAD100, the ghastly Mullard RF, IF and audio modules, and the awful Revival with its minimalist PCB, though in its defence, despite the undersized speaker, the audio doesn't sound too bad. But the lack reverse polarity protection if a wall wart with the wrong polarity is inserted is a serious shortcoming. Roberts defence would be - 'only use our PSU'. My rejoinder to that would be 'surely you put a higher price on your reputation on a radio that you market for £150, than the price on a one penny diode?' Apparently not.
Ho hum, waffling off-topic in Meldrew mode again.
Sorry about that.
Best of luck with the speaker grille Rob.
David
